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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. New Small Family ( earlier post ) in 2013.

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‘Agri output and rural market dynamics to be key in 2024’: Manish Raj Singhania | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Battery swapping in 2w- and 3ws would automatically make EVs affordable and we will see a phenomenal change happening with the swapping concept coming to life. Several OEMs are already testing their vehicles against the BNCAP norms that conform to global crash test standards.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). This is unusual.

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